News of the "Ninja World First Martial Arts Tournament" quickly spread throughout the Ninja World.
When people heard the name, their first reaction was almost always stunned silence. They had heard of the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, but no one had ever heard of this so-called "Ninja World First Martial Arts Tournament."
But once the rules spread, things changed completely.
Any faction could register to participate. As long as they found a way to survive until the end, they could make any wish of the organizers.
Many small villages and organizations immediately began considering it.
This was a tournament organized by Akatsuki Village. More importantly, even several major ninja villages had already decided to participate, indirectly proving that this was no joke.
Thus, factions from all sides signed up one after another, intending to take advantage of the chaos. The rules only said they had to survive until the end; Naruto had placed no restrictions on how they did so.
Inside the Raikage Building, Fourth Raikage A slammed down a fist, shattering the table before him into four pieces.
"Those bastards! I knew they couldn't be trusted!"
"They actually believed that demon fox's nonsense, saying the winner could unite the Ninja World? How could something like that possibly be done?!"
Darui glanced at the shattered table and sighed as he reminded him, "Lord Raikage, you should think about something else first. If we lose, our faction will have to disband."
Mabui also frowned and asked in utter confusion, "That rule is clearly meant to weaken the Allied Forces. Why did you agree to it in the first place?"
A's face darkened terribly, yet he was unwilling to offer even a single explanation.
C answered for him. "Because we couldn't beat him."
Darui continued, "At the time, Naruto Uzumaki dragged all